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Paris, Librairie Hachette, Bibliothèque rose illustrée, 1867. In-12, pleine percaline rouge de l'éditeur, trois tranches dorées, 263 pp. Vignettes et carte rempliée du Turkestan en fin d'ouvrage. Bel exemplaire.
Casterman. Non daté. In-4 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 355 pages. Illustration en noir et blanc en frontispice Quelques illustrations en noir et blanc hors texte. Ouvrage de bibliothèque avec code collé sur le dos, annotation et petit tampon en page de titre. 'Bibliothèque historique et scientique'.
Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1873. Grand In-8 relié demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs très orné, plats de percaline rouge estampés de filets à froid, toutes tranches dorées, gardes de papier marbré. 404 pages. Illustré de 34 gravures sur bois en hors texte sous serpentes et une carte sur double page : Carte du Turkestan pour servir aux voyages d'Arminius Vambery. Bon exemplaire.
8vo, pp. vi + clxix + 164, Illus., Maps in Pocket, Appendices. Contents: 1. The Indus Valley, from British Territory to Boonji. 2. Gilgit-Hunza-Nager-Ponyal. 3. Castes- administration. 4. Baltistan -the Brokpas. 5. Yassin-Chitral. 6. Torwal and Bushkar. 7. Habits and customs. 8. Festivals.9. Past and present religions. 10. The Siah Posh. 11. The Gilgit princes. 12. The Baltistan princes. 13. The Yassin and Chitral princes. 14. Dardistan. Appendices.Biddulph exploried the Hindu Kush one one least accessible regions of the Asia, still largely sealed to European travellers. Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Ponyal, Yassin and Chitral. Originale trattato di un etnologo militare inglese, ufficiale del governo Britannico a Gilgit nel 1877, sulle tribù delle aree attorno a Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Ponyal, Yassin e Chitral. Il testo originale è molto raro. quality reprint of extremely scarce original. First published in 1880 in an extremely limited edition, and reprinted in 1896. Biddulph served on the Mission to Yarkand, 1873-74, and was Political Agent at Gilgit, 1877-81.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured plates and maps; original Society binding of blue cloth, upper boards framed in blind enclosing sailing vessel blocked in gilt, gilt backs, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Hakluyt Society, Second Series, No. 189.
Denoël et Steele. 1936. In-8 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 258 pages. L'ancrage. Au pays de Tamerlan. En Mongolie fermée. Le Mandchoukouo...
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece and numerous wood-engraved decorations in the text; green cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The frontispiece is a fine self-portrait.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, double-page map and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Reginald Teague-Jones took the name 'Ronald Sinclair' to avoid retribution from the Soviets following the massacre of the Baku Commissars. He lived under this alias for seventy years, his true identity being revealed only after his death in 1988 at the age of 99.This dramatic account is based on his secret diary. ALREADY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo, br. ed. brochure Catalogue of an exhbition held at The British Library in 2004, depicting the stories and finds of four major expeditions undertaken by Aurel Stein along the trade routes from Europe to central China. 47pp, illustrated profusely throughout, mainly in colour.
Bloomsbury; 608 pages It was a war begun for no wise purpose and one that need never have taken place. It would stand as the worst British military disaster until the fall of Singapore exactly a century later. William Dalrymple, a British historian, recounts Britains early misadventures in Afghanistan in Return of a King, a masterful history. This is a story that hangs heavy with imperial overconfidence, political incompetence and wilful bureaucratic misjudgment. And as the latest occupying force in Afghanistan negotiates its exit, this chronicle seems all too relevant now. Afghanistan in the early 19th century was insignificant. Though home to the largest market in Central Asia, it was wretchedly poor, and its rulers barely clung to power. But the country was also a vital gateway for invasions into India. Fearing a Russian attack on its most treasured possession, Britain looked to secure Kabul. It would have been easy simply to make a pact with Afghanistans ruler, Dost Mohammad. Instead Britain backed Shah Shuja, the deposed king, who had been living in exile in India for three decades. Thus began the Great Game, an entirely unnecessary competition for Afghanistan between Russia and Britain, conjured up by armchair polemicists in London. The war began promisingly. The grandly named Army of the Indus lumbered off to Afghanistan with 58,000 people, 30,000 camels (300 for the wine alone) and a pack of foxhounds for hunting. The force took Kabul with relative ease and restored Shuja to the throne; he was accepted with little turmoil. But the infidel occupation soon proved unpopular. Shuja was swiftly seen as a puppet of the invading army. A local chieftain inquired of the British, You have brought an army into the country. But how do you propose to take it out again? It remains a tough question to answer. The occupation grew entrenched. Families joined officers and tried to make themselves comfortable. In one case this meant bringing a grand piano; in another a cat, a parakeet and five maidservants. And the soldiers did little to endear themselves, but rather meddled in religious affairs, created a thriving market for prostitutes and helped generate inflation. Afghans grew restless, and within a year rebellions started breaking out. A series of tactical mistakes followed. Assuming the conquest was complete, Britain withdrew large portions of the army in preparation for the brewing opium war in China. Reports of growing discontent were disregarded, and no money went towards new defences in Kabul. The final straw came when the British cut payments to the tribes who guarded vital supply routes, guaranteeing widespread revolts. Much of the carnage that followed was conducted in the religious name of jihad a relative innovation in Afghanistan as previous wars had been largely between Muslims. Ultimately the struggle ended as it began, with Dost Mohammad in power at Kabul. The war cost £15m about £50 billion ($80 billion) in todays money and the lives of 40,000 people, 50,000 camels and at least one cat. That is still a bargain compared with the current conflict, which costs America more than $100 billion every year. return of a King confirms Mr Dalrymples reputation as a gifted historian and an engaging writer. But the signal achievement of this work is that it makes a nearly two-century-old war seem disturbingly fresh. It makes for grim reading. Like the current adventure in Afghanistan, this first one was undone by the unsustainable cost of occupation, waning political and public interest, and the need to divert resources. In the race to secure the country, the British ambassador in Tehran believed "that he who is not with us is against us. Operation Infinite Justice, the abandoned name for the 21st-century war, carries echoes of the Army of Retribution sent in after the disastrous British retreat. Yet there is one parallel that Mr Dalrymple leaves his readers to draw, which is the futility of treating a diffuse enemy like a tra
reprint of the 1880 ed. 8vo. 124pp, Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. The Afghan. 3. History of the Afghans. 4. British relations with Afghanistan. 5. Sher Ali. 6. The Pathan. 7. The Yusufzai. 8. The Afridi. 9. The Khattak. 10. The Dedicae. 11. The Ghilji. 12. The Tajik. 13. The Hazarah. 124 pp.
8vo, hardcover in dj. tasteful ex-libris, ow very good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Octavo in pale yellow glossy paper wraps illus in color; 223 p. ; 22 cm. Uncommon. Philippines -- Social conditions -- 1986- . Journalism. Americans in the Philippines. Filipinos. Pinoy. Pilipina.
ISBN# 0871135213 Paperback, illustrated, 288 pages
otiginal light blue cloth with gilt mosque device in front, small 8vo, pp. xi-444+ 39 adv. , 19 illustrations from sketches by Verestchagin, numerous photographs and two folding maps, library stamp on title page, some binding wear and a small tear on top of spine (repaired, no loss) , some quite marginal spotting, but overall a very good copy, with plates and maps in excellent state. Francis Henry Bennett Skrine (1847-1933) was a member of the Indian Civil Service and wrote other books on the expansion of Russia. E. Dennison Ross (1871-1940) was one of the early British orientalists and Professor of Persian at University College, London. He also served as one of the first Directors of the School of Oriental Studies at the University of London (now SOAS). Ex-Library
xiii + 529pp.with ills., 24cm., reprint of the 1939-edition, cloth, G, X71572
Hardback; pp. 245; 12mo; In the spring of 2002, journalist Asne Seierstad went to Afghanistan to live with a family for several months. Here she reveals her experiences, telling the story of Sultan Khan - who defied the authorities for 20 years to supply books to the people of Kabul - and his family. new/nuovo/neu/nouveau New DJ reprint ISBN: 0316726052
Light wear to DJ; Nomadic tribes running amuck in Central Asia from about 1600 BC to about 1600 AD. Originally published 1970; 8vo; 350 pages
Paperback. Good. ISBN:0821712233
INRDP. 1975. In-4 Carré. En feuillets. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos frotté. Intérieur acceptable. Env. 15 pages. Illustré de photos en couleur et en noir et blanc. Annotation sur le 1er plat. Pages centrales manquantes. L'Afghanistan.
8vo grande, tela fregi oro cm.15,5x24,; pp.612,; leg.ed.in t.tela rossa ,titoli e fregi in oro al dorso.; Coll.Classici delle Religioni.Le religioni orientali
Editions d'Art Aurora, Léningrad. 1985. In-8 Carré. Relié. Très bon état. Couv. fraîche. Dos impeccable. Intérieur frais. 209 pages. Photo en couleur en frontispice. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur et en noir et blanc. Guide illustré.
8vo grande, Copertina edit. rigida tutta pelle con scritte oro sul dorso e cofanetto. Di questo volume sono state stampate 300 copie ad personam numerate da 1 a 300, esemplare per alberto ronchey. Edizione fuori commercio con dedica ad personam. Le cartine e le tavole nel testo sono disegnate dall'autore. numero pagine: 336 formato: 14x22.5 stato conservazione: Perfetto collana: La storia.
Paulin et Le Chevalier. 1854. In-4 Carré. Broché. A relier. Plats abîmés. Dos abîmé. Quelques rousseurs. 176 pages. Grand In-4°. Gravure en noir et blanc en page de titre. Illustré de nombreuses gravures en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. Carte en couleur hors texte en toute fin d'ouvrage. Texte sur 3 colonnes. Ouvrage contenu dans une grande chemise d'origine, faisant office de couverture, et dont le 1er plat comprend une gravure en noir et blanc et un tampon du Ministère de l'Intérieur. Dos et 1er plat (intérieurs) manquants. 2e plat détaché. Cahiers détachés. L'Empire Ottoman. Races, moeurs et coutiumes, provinces, principale villes. L'Empire Russe. Population, Etats, Moeurs, Coutumes, Provinces, Principales Villes de l'Empire Russe.
